what they don't value, their free time, how
they spend time with their family and loved
ones. For me it is very important to get to
know the person to be able to develop the
project along in the same direction. It is not
a project that you want to finish and look
pretty and be impractical for the person who
is going to live it, it is the full process.
GROËL'S MAGAZINE
What was it like designing the Espuch
model? Had you ever designed a door
handle before?
TONI ESPUCH
No, it was something new to me. Carlos told
me about it once, and I had several ideas. I
think that in the future, if I'm allowed to,
we'll make another very special one. It was
a very nice process, because I was creating
something that wasn't available on the
market, that I needed for my projects. But at
the same time, I wanted to make something
that was easy to delete double understand
and use for everybody - not something so
intricate that you can't really use it. I have
achieved a good balance between something
contemporary and classic.
Above all, quality is what matters to me, the
way Groël has worked on it, the details...
It's the most important thing, even though
something very simple, it has a lot of soul.
GROËL'S MAGAZINE
Have you encountered any difficulties
in creating the handle?
TONI ESPUCH
I think it's really a lot of hard work. Also,
thank God I have many years of experience,
although there are times when you lack the
knowledge, but then it's the practice that gives
it to you. I've been able to get to know so
much, see so many old houses, see how they
were made in the 18th and 17th century... I
give a lot of importance to the hardware, you
can have a beautiful door and suddenly the
hardware spoils everything. Everything you
add to a house needs to mantain an existing
balance, it has to be part of the home and
not draw attention to itself. There has to be
an ensemble so that they all have a soul on
their own, but they don't stand out. I think I
have achieved something very balanced and
that just by changing the finishing you can
place it in very different places.
GROËL'S MAGAZINE
What was your first impression when
you held the handle in your hands for
the first time?
TONI ESPUCH
Happiness! Thank you for giving me the
confidence to be able to develop something
that I am very excited about and that can
exist in other places that I have not created.
I hope it is a product that people like a lot
and that we can make more designs together.
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